Warrants Issued for New York World Editors
Bench warrants were issued for Joseph Pulitzer proprietor Caleb M Van Hamm and Robert H Lyman editors of the New York World and for Delevan Smith and Charles R Williams owners of the Indianapolis News. They face criminal libel charges over published claims of irregularities in the U S government Panama Canal property purchase from French owners.
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Washington
Joseph Pulitzer
Caleb M. van Hamm
Robert H. Lyman
The
New York World
New York City
Delevan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indianapolis News
United States
Indictments Reach Five Named in Newspaper Vilification Case
The U S grand jury returned indictments against five natural defendants linked to two newspapers. The Press Publishing Company of New York was summoned to appear to answer the indictment. Copies of warrants and indictments were handed to the U S marshal for action per District Attorney Baker and listed figures include Theodore Roosevelt and J Pierpont Morgan among those alleged to be vilified.
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United States Grand Jury
Clerk of Criminal Court No. 1
The
Press Publishing Company of
New York
Baker
Indianapolis
United States
Mr. Baker
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Elihu Root
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
William Nelson Cromwell
Press Publishing Company
Otto Carmichael
John R. Shields
New York World
World says persecution risks freedom of press in Washington
The World argues that a president's use of power to punish newspapers would place nearly all U.S. papers circulating in Washington under autocratic control. It warns editors reporters and owners could face criminal indictments for content offensive to the president, regardless of their actual knowledge or location.
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New York
Washington
Geronimo's Capture and Death Praised by Miles
General Nelson A. Miles eulogizes Geronimo on his death at Fort Sill Oklahoma noting the Apache leader's resolve and gaze comparing him to General Sherman. Miles recalls terms offered to prisoners and the terror felt by settlers in the territory after decades of conflict. He places Geronimo’s age at about sixty nine and recalls the 1886 capture near Prescott Arizona.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Geronimo
Fort Sill
Okla
Sherman
Miles
Arizona
United States Army
Southwest
Lawton
Four Peaks Basin
Prescott
Ari
Yankton First Of Fleet To Arrive
The 16 battleships sailed on December 16, 1907, and the Yankton, a 975 ton vessel, endured heavy seas returning to port. Lt. Cmdr. McVay led on the bridge after three days of duty as the fleet visited multiple ports and aided Messina after the earthquake. The third Atlantic squadron and Culgea supply ship joined or arrived near Hampton Roads as officers were installed at the Massachusetts G A R encampment with changes to the annual date.
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McVay
Messina
Maine
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Idaho
Capes Henry and Charles
Culgea
Hampton Roads
Gibraltar
Taft Sets Extra Congressional Session For March 15
Taft with Speaker Cannon and Senators Knox and Hale fixed March 15 as the date for a special congressional session following a conference today. The announcement confirms the extra session will convene in Washington.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Cannon
Knox
Hale
Massachusetts G A R elects officers for coming year
The Massachusetts department of the Ladies of the G A R elected officers for the coming year led by President Mrs. Eliza Leavitt and senior vice president Mrs. Eliza Leamar. Other officers include junior VP Mrs. Fannie H Barnes treasurer Mrs. Martha F Gilmore chaplain Mrs. Sarah L Murphy counsellor Mrs. Lena M Palmer. Delegates-at-large to the Salt Lake City national convention were named: Mrs. Adelaide Stevens Athol Mrs. Lucy E Fuller Springfield Mrs. Susan Spencer Roxbury and Miss Lucy Leamann Boston.
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Massachusetts Department of the Ladies of the
Eliza Leavitt
Eliza Leamar
Springfield
Martha F. Gilmore
Lynn
Sarah Ll. Murphy
Lena M. Palmer
Haverhill
Salt Lake City
Adelaide Stevens
Athol
Lucy E. Fuller
Susan Spencer
Roxbury
Lucy Leamann
Boston
Relief Corps Elects Massachusetts Officers for Year
The Woman's Relief Corps Department of Massachusetts elected officers for the coming year led by President Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyer of New Bedford and Senior VP Mrs. Florence F. Haynes of Salem. Executive committee members include Mrs. Marie J. Kendall of Gardner and Mrs. Nina M. Lovejoy of Ayer. Elizabeth B. Sawyer of New Bedford was named delegate at large. national convention delegates will be chosen later. Mrs. Nina M. Lovejoy presented retiring President Mrs. Lew Stewart Wadsworth with a diamond ring and a $153 purse.
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Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic
Faneuil Hall
J. E. McIntyre
Dorebhester
Department of Massachusetts
Women’s Relief Corps
Mary I. Gilman
WR. C. Alvs
Maria W. Going
Harriette L. Reed
Elizabeth P. Sawyer
Katherine R. A. Flood
Newton
Agnes J. McCoy
Somerville
Minnie Foster
Franklin
Annie G. Papanti
Roxbury
Daughters of Veterans
W. F. Wilson
Stephen F. Stone
Frank L. Isiehgassner
John H. Hinckley
J. L. Sisson
F. W. George
Sons of Veterans
Daughters of Veterans Auxiliary
Massachusetts Army Nurse Association
Charles H. Pinkham
Roe
Woman's Relief Corps
Elizabeth Sawyer
New Bedford
Florence F. Haynes
Salem
Nellie T. Libby
Lynn
Fannie M. Jones
Marie J. Kendall
Gardner
Carolyn R. Morse
Arlington Corps
Nina M. Lovejoy
Ayer
Lottie Barker
Orange
Ilefa Miller
Ashland
Elizabeth B. Sawyer
Massachusetts
Salt Lake City
Utah
Roosevelt backs lock canal in Panama project stance
President Roosevelt endorses the lock canal plan after engineers report from canal zone visits with Taft. He argues that attacks on the lock design are attacks on any canal and says Gatun dam is safe and necessary, urging no switch to a sea level alternative.
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Panama Canal
Gatun
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Canal Zone
Taft
Engineers endorse Gatun dam design and canal cost
The report states Taft instructed first consideration with new evidence. It supports the dam type under construction, rejects sea level change due to cost, and allows a 20 foot crest reduction to 115 feet. It approves the Atlantic breakwater relocation and estimates total canal cost at 860 million dollars, refuting the 140 million figure as incomplete.
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Gatim
Taft
Gatun Dam
Atlantic
Teamster Fined for Car Track Obstruction in Brighton
Joseph Rossi a teamster was found guilty of obstructing the car track on Washington street Brighton on January 27 he was fined 15 by Judge Barnard in the Brighton District Court yesterday morning.
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Joseph Rossi
Washington Street
Brighton
Barnard
Freight Rate War Started Between Boston & Maine and rivals
The Boston & Maine filed a new Interstate Commerce Commission schedule equalizing rates to Atlantic port cities signaling a broader freight war with lines from Baltimore New York and Philadelphia. President Lucius Tuttle denies any war, insisting none has started and none will.
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Boston & Maine
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Lucius Tuttle
Boston and Maine seeks rate parity with rival lines
Rail traffic fight centers on freight rates as Boston and Maine files with the Interstate Commerce Commission to cut its westbound import charges. Rival carriers including the Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Delaware Lackawanna Western Central of New Jersey Lehigh Valley Erie Baltimore Ohio New York Central and others have recently trimmed rates, prompting the move to restore parity with Baltimore New York and Philadelphia terminals.
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Boston & Maine
Boston
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Reading
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central of
New Jersey
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
New York City
Ocean Steamship Lines
Norfolk & Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
How Old Is Your Complexion
London London graphic item reports Madame De Veaux, Paris' famed beauty, still looks thirty at fifty after using magatone dissolved in witch hazel. She claims the solution smooths skin, removes blemishes, prevents hair growth, and requires no powder. Claribel Montague, London, supplies the interview.
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London Graphic
Paris
Madame de Veaux
Claribel Montague
London
England
Mrs Beach Concert at Steinert Hall Delights Audiences
Mrs Hi Beach and Carl Faelten performed an ambitious piano concerto with strong orchestral support. The audience packed Steinert Hall as Beach’s refined, powerful playing and Faelten’s excellent second piano accompaniment drew enthusiastic praise.
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Hi. H. Beach
Carl Faelten
Steinert Hall
Faelten
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